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Trump Tax Cuts May Have Contributed to Decline in Donations to Higher Ed
Individual donations declined by about 4 percent two years after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law.
Trump Says Conviction Will Make Him More Popular. Polls Say Otherwise.
Poll after poll demonstrates that a criminal conviction between now and November makes Trump less popular.
Washington State Enacts Comprehensive Worker Protections for Strip Club Dancers
"This is a beautiful step towards decriminalization and a huge show of stripper solidarity,” one activist said.
Experts Back Mexico’s Ban on Genetically Modified Corn Amid US Trade Dispute
The Biden administration is challenging the ban in a dispute settlement panel under a North American trade deal.
If Supreme Court Restricts Abortion Pills, Birth Control Could Be Next
Republicans across the country have blocked Democratic efforts to codify the right to use contraception.
New Poll Shows Shift in Momentum Favoring Biden Among Swing State Voters
The shift in poll numbers comes after Biden's State of the Union address and his recent touring of several swing states.
Unionized Workers at NBC Decry Hiring of Trump Lackey and Former RNC Chair
“Our journalism is tarnished” by McDaniel's hiring, NBC News Guild said in a social media post.
Sanders Says State Department’s Position on Israel “Makes a Mockery of US Law”
The claim that Israel is not violating international law with its war on Gaza is “absurd on its face,” the senator said.
Trump Avoids Paying Full $454 Million for Now, But Faces April 15 Court Date
Predictably, Trump claimed the new criminal trial date amounted to “election interference” and a "witch hunt.”
Ocasio-Cortez Condemns US Complicity in Gaza “Genocide” and “Forced Famine”
“This was all accomplished … with U.S. resources and weapons,” the New York representative said.